托福獨立寫作難點話題思路解讀和高分范文賞析：why is music important to many people

　　Why is music important to many people?

　　People listen to music for different reasons and at different times. Why is music important to many people? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.

　　寫作思路展開結構分析

　　比較容易想到的一個理由是：Music provides an opportunity to escape the stress and difficulties of modern life. 當然，對于不怎么喜歡聽音樂的同學來說這個話題還是有點難寫的。大家也可以考慮一下這些理由，比如流行歌曲可以滿足人們宣泄的要求(the desire to get something deep in the heart off one's chest; unbosom oneself; )，音樂可以滿足人們的幻想;音樂還可以告訴人們很多其他國家的事情(文化、價值觀等等)。

　　本話題高分范文賞析

　　Music exists all around the world in thousands of forms and manifestations. It spans time and geography as an ever-present theme in the lives of all people. There is no culture without some form of music; from primitive man to the modern urban inhabitants, and from Tibet to New York City. Musicians come from all walks of life and express their emotions and their experiences, so that they may be shared with their community or even the world.

　　Different emotions call for different music. This idea is well illustrated by theatrical scoring and movie soundtracks. There is music that we listen to when we are sad, when we are happy, when we are angry, etc.. Music works with our emotions, and helps us to deal with the highs and lows of life. I believe that if there was no music, that man would live a much more stressful, embittered existence. At different ages we develop tastes for different types of music. Some people feel that as one matures they appreciate more complicated themes, styles and emotions in their music. For example, many young people today enjoy pop music, while their parents prefer to listen to classical music. Perhaps this is because young people are full of energy and therefore enjoy faster music. Their parents, on the other hand, have enough excitement during the day, and would therefore prefer to listen to music that is more soothing.

　　As our world changes, different styles of music become more appropriate and more relevant. For example, as we become more and more technologically inclined, the music we listen to has followed the same trend. Young people today are currently experimenting with electronic music because of this. Musical instruments also advance technologically as time passes. In the last few decades, man has invented both the electric guitar and the synthesizer, which has revolutionized music around the world. A person's choice in music is highly individualistic. Even family members can sometimes not agree on what the best type of music is. Through thousands of years of evolution, music has become one of man's greatest companions. It can help people to celebrate their joy, and it consoles people when they are depressed.